Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 5870 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Found
By Cindy McLennan | Season 6 | Episode 17 | Aired on 2010.05.23
Hydra: Claire's on the plane first, then Kate, then Sawyer. Miles: "Way to wait 'til the last second, Jim." Sawyer: "Good to see you too, Enos." Frank orders them to buckle up and puts the plane in gear. The ground beneath it is giving way, but Frank's behind the wheel and Daddy's putting the hammer down. He talks to the craft 'til she's in the air. As she climbs to the skies, Frank says, "Amen." Miles and Richard finally breathe. Kate holds tight to Claire's hand. Sawyer looks out his window and bids a silent goodbye to that "rock."
Tubey Hole: It's still red, steamy and nasty down there, even though Darth Tubey is all corked up. Jack, suffering on the floor, looks around. He notices something we can't see at first. It's water. Whatever source feeds the pool has started back up. The light returns, filing the cavern and bathing Jack in its glow. The waterfall runs again. Up above, Ben and Hurley realize the light's back on. They immediately pull on the rope, as Jack lies below, enjoying the nervous breakdown he's so very much earned. When Hurley realizes it's Desmond at the end of the rope, he cries, "NO" and hollers for Jack, but Jack can't answer the call, Hugo. Not this time. Commercial.
St. Lamp Post's Church; Exterior: Locke arrives in a taxi. After the cabbie helps him into his chair, he wheels his way toward the entry, and meets up with none other than Dr. Benjamin Linus, who killed him there and saved him here. Ben thinks most of them are already inside, so Locke smiles and continues on his way until Ben calls out: "I'm very sorry for what I did to you, John." Locke turns his chair back to Ben who continues: "I was selfish, jealous -- I wanted everything you had." This amuses Locke. "What did I have?" Ben: "You were special, John. And I wasn't." Locke grins at that. "Well, if it helps, Ben, I forgive you." Ben: "Thank you, John. That does help. It matters more than I can say." Locke asks what he'll do now. Ben: "I have some things I still need to work out. I think I'll stay here a while." As Locke wheels his way to the church, Ben adds: "You know, I don't think you need to be in that chair, anymore." And Locke stands up. HOORAY! "Goodbye, Ben." He strides up the stairs like a man half his age, opens the door, and walks in, as Ben looks on.
Glow Cave; Exterior: Ben tries to make an unconscious Desmond comfortable while Hurley sits and comes to terms with all he's lost and gained. The stream to the cave is flowing nicely again. The glowhole's light is as warm as ever. When Ben says he thinks Des is going to be okay, Hurley non-sequiturs: "Jack's...gone. Isn't he?" Ben's silent agreement brings Hurley to tears. Ben tries his best to offer comfort. "He did his job, Hugo." Hurley looks up. "It's my job, now. What the Hell am I supposed to do?" Ben tells him to do what he does best -- take care of people. "You could start by helping Desmond get home." Hurley asks how. "People can't leave the Island." Ben: "That's how Jacob ran things. Maybe there's another way -- a better way." Hurley then commits an act of such stark grace, it leaves me breathless. He asks Ben to be his second. And in Whoville they say the Benry's heart grew three sizes that day. Ben is deeply honored. He's been waiting for validation all his life, and he finally gets it from a grieving young man who bears the weight of the world not with pride, but humility.